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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Obama’s Second Inaugural Was Not A ‘Far Left’ Speech, In One Graphic
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/01/22/1477461/obama-inaugural-left-graphic/By Annie-Rose Strasser and Adam Peck
After President Obama finished his second inaugural speech, Republicans jumped to claim that it was a full-throated defense of government activism, and that he seeks to move the country even further left. Overall, the conservatives concluded, the speech was partisan.
The only problem? It wasnt. On every major issue addressed during the inaugural on Monday, a majority of the public agrees with Obama. The speech was not so much a shift to the left as a microphone for the majority.
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Why Obama’s Second Inaugural Was Not A ‘Far Left’ Speech, In One Graphic (Original Post)
swag
Jan 2013
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Mike Nelson
(9,954 posts)1. Well spotted, swag!
I miss the "rec" button...
Mike Nelson
(9,954 posts)2. Okay, I found it...
nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)3. He was elected by the majority.
It makes sense he should speak for the majority.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)4. The indication that "further left" signifies awakening the disenfranhcised, it moves the goalposts.
And the newly enfranchised aren't going to vote Republican any decade soon.